Combined spraying and seaming machine.



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P/fnted Nov. 28, 1916,;

F. EBEBHART." COMBINED SPHAIYING AND SEAMING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED HAR. 3. i913.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916,

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fazz- F. EBERHAHT. 'oMBmED SPRAYING AND SEAMING MACHINE.

`APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3.*l9l3 Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

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F. EBERHART.

COMBINED SPRAYfNG AND SEAMING MAQHINE. Fmg/ mom mso mm3. 19:3.

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F. EBERHART. COMBINED SPRAYlNG AND SEAMING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3. 1913.

Patented Nov. 28, 19.16.

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lave/Zar Wimse F. EBERHART.

COMBINED SPRAYING AND SEAMING MACHINE` PPLICATION FILFDf\r1AR.3,9I3.l

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for i'eeding bodies automatically to the tur- To all whm it may concernand Seaming Machines, of which the folunrzrnnsrariis Beiitknown that LFELIX EBERHAR'i, a citize'nof lthe United States, residing in Newark,`ivn-lthe 4county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a newand useful Improvement -in Combined Spraying lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to iniproven-ients in machines` for coating theinteriorsof` cans' and seaming the bodies and ends. y An` object ofthe'inventionl is to provide a single machine -which-will apply acoating o-filacquer or otherprotective material to theiniier iv'ails ofa loosely assembled body andwend, and which' will also double seam theend to the body.

Another object ofthe invention is to provide a machine, automaticthroughout, which comprises meansiforvfeeding can ends one by onefromastack toa rotatable turret; means retin position over thepreviouslyfed can ends means for assembling the bodiesiind ends.; meansfor spraying or`,otherwise.ap-

plying-a coating of lacquer or equivalent protective material to theinner walls of the can .body and ends', the coating materialalsobein'ga'itilized to serve as a packing or seal between the body and endflanges for the double seam; mechanism for sez'iming the lendsandbodi'es together: and means for ejecting the articles from the turretafter all theforegoingl operations have been coin` pleted..y i

Another. obJect oi' thel 'invention ispto pro# 1 vide a machine oit thetype above indicated which operates at lii'gh specdand is of rela`tively simple construction. 4

,st-ill -further object of the invention is to coii'ibiiie: in a jsingle niacliine, means whereby-.ag protective coating' may be appliedto the interior oif the bodies and ends, thel coating iiiateiial lbeingutilized to forni the packing between the seam: ioiining flanges. 'lheinviention iiirthorini'ire consists in tli'e imp'roveincuts in the partsand devices and' in the novel conibinations ot' parts and devices-herein-shown'7 described oil claimed.

' ln-fiiia'u'ticmy itlias` been Jf'ouiid that many-- food'stutlsiiittachthe tin and roi-m .saltslof i Speciiicatonof Letters Patent.

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.COMINED SPRAYING AND SEAMIN G MACHINE.

tin, and to obviate. tAhisit-ihask been cus- I' tomary to lacquerordtherwise coat the inte- Patent-@anw 25,1916. Applicaton filed`'.lylarch 3, 1913. Serial NoiV75-1y776.

objectionable, for Ithe reason that the rlacquer or other coatingbecomes scratched or marred during the `formation of the can,

which7 of course, permits the acids to attack the tin at the exposedparts. Vith the second method ofy forming the interiorly `coated cans. aseparatel machine has been required toapply the lacquer or other Coat#ingandto vwhich the can bodies are fied *after the double seemingoperationv yThis last method', besides'entailing the expense of twomachines, also generally.,necessitates a separate handling oi' the cansbetween the seaming and lacquering operations, thereby increasing thecostrof labor.

iVith my improvements.. I aim; toprovide a machine which will. be freefrom all of" the objections, above pointed *out7 resulting from theformer Ymethods. of manufacturing interior-ly coated cans. Y. Y M

In the drawing yforming a-fpartot' this vspecitication, Figure 1 is asideelevation of onehforniy of a` machineembodying .my impi-oveiiients.v iig. 2 is a :topplan view of the "stru u le shoiign inFig. l. Y Figli is a hori- Zonta] sectional. view.taken substantially.on fthe line 34?, of `lFig. l, and bein-gl uponqa vsomewhat,largeitiscale:thairFig. 1.- Figs. i and 5 arevertical.. sectional `viewstaken substantially on the .lines l--l and-55 'of t respectively,parts.being broken away and omitted at -theibottom of each of said figures.Fig. (3 is a horizontal,i sectional wiew, taken on the linee-,G of Fig.l. Fig.

T is a detailview o'i.L a portion oi! the cam track employedr in theeject-ing mechanism.

'l `igs. S and t) are horizontal,y Sectional views, i

vtaken substantially on the linesiSS and ifi-9'. i'espect1vely.. ofl.i`1g=.l-1i andi Fig. l0 is a detail sectional view, taikeuithrough onedeck 23 of the carrier.

In said drawing, the machine, as shown, comprises a main standard 10 anda secondary base or standard 11, the former having mounted thereinl ahorizontal shaft 12, from which the various parts of the mechanism aredriven, power being derived from any suitable source, not shown, throughthe fast and loose pulleys 13. Mounted in the base or standard 11 is acontinuously rotatable, verti'cal shaft 14, the latter 4being driven bymeans of a gear 15, keyed or otherwise secured thereto, the gear 15 beindriven from another largergear 16, secure to a vertical shaft 17, havina bevel gear 18 thereon, driven by means o? another bevel gear 19,secured to the end yof a horizontal shaft 20. said shaft 20 being drivenfrom the shaft 12 through the intermediary of two gears 21 and 22. (SeeFigsl and 8).

Mounted on the shaft 14 and independently rotatable thereon is a carrierin the form of a turret having a lower deck 23 and an upper deck 24.said decks being united h v means of vertical connecting members 25.equally spaced around the peripheries of the same. Said carrier is givenan intermitteilt rotation by means of a Geneva moticn comprising aconstantlyY rotating element 2G on the shaft 1T, and the slotted gear 27which is formed rigid with the lower deck 23. (See Figs. 4 and'b). Theupper deck 2l of the carrier is provided with a plu-- ralit of holdersin the form of chucks 28, mounted in chuck housings 12S. each of saidchucks having a depending spindle 29, the latter beingr cach provided attheir lower ends with a clutch head 30, with which is adapted to engagea cooperating clutcn head 3l formed rigid with a pinion 32. snitablymounted in a bearing 33 on the lower The pinions 32, carrying the lowerclutch heads ill, are constantly rotated b v means of a major gear Btkeyed to the shaft 1l, said gear 2H. as morl .clearly shown in Fig. l.being located intermediate the lower and upper decks 23 and 24. Eachchuck is normally held in its lowermost position bv, means of a coiledspring 35 located within the cl\uck housing 12S. and located within cach chuck 2S is an i ejccting disk Siti. having a ydownwardly1 cxtendingstem .117. mounted within the spindle 2l). -said ejector plate beingoperated. as hereinafter described. by means ol a ring 2% secured to thestem 3T b v means of a pin 2li), which reciprocates up and down in aslot l() formed in the spindle 2U.

At one point in the rotation of the carrier or turret. can ends are i'cdautomatically one h v one to the chucks of the carrier and seated inpockets l1 formed in the upper face ot' thc carrier. and the means forfeeding the can ends to the carrier comprises a reciproeating V-shapedslide 42. reciprocated by' means of a cani disk 43, having a cam grooveof can ends held in a stack holder 48. and l each can end. as fed to thecarrier. will be forced down into a pocket thereon by means of a spring49, secured to the stack holder 48, the latter being in turn secured toan annular bracket o0, located above the carrier and secured to thestandard lthby suitable means, as shown in Fig. l. Any desirable form ofcan end feeder may be employed, the" one shown in' the drawing being thesame as that illustrated and described in the patent issued to Wegner &Peterf-` No. 1013,344. daten Jan. 2, 1912, to which reference may be hadfor a more detailed description of the canv end feeder than is heregiven.

After a can end has been fed to the carrier and when the carrier hasbeen given one forward movement in its rotation kand ugaili brought torest, the can body is automatically fed tothe carrier in position abovethe previously fed can endby means of a continuously traveling belt 51,supported on rollers and driven from any suitable source of power. thebelt 51 forming the bottoni of a can body guide having side and top ribs52 and 53 secured to annpright 54. (SM Figs. 1 and 5). the upright 5lbeing also secured to the annular bracketI 50. The bodies. as fed totlal carrier or turret. will .be properly centered by means of thesegmental pocketsawhich are formed in the centering plate .'it. secan-dtothe upper deck l of the carrier. the pockets 55 being placedinalinement with the clu|cks28 in a well known manner and. as will beobvious. the ccuvcx portions 5T of the plate'i'it which areintermediateA thc ptn-ketsv will prevent, thc can bodies from 'beingmoved forward while the carrier is beingintermittently moved.

At the next station after that at which the bodies ale fed to thecarrier, the can. bodies and ends are pressed together and alsosimultaneously spravcd with lacquer or other equivalent protectivecoating material and l would have it undcrstmid that where the term"lacquer," is used in this application, l mean any material 'which maybe used for covering or coating -.they interior walls of the can toprotect the metal from being acted on b v the acids of-the foodcoutents. .\t the spraying station during the spraying operation. thecans are given an alia rotary movement b v means of the pinions'll andclutch heads Ill and Jill. as h'e|eim'terr described. When a pinion 32is moved by the carrier to a point'beneath the los vI will engagefeachotheiathe-reby rotating the-Y I driiexr by means of bevel gea-rs Gf),lshaft-70 spray nozzle 5S. the spindle 59 on which the 60 and operatedby means of a lever armll, pinion 212' is mounted,A is brought in aline.Operated simultaneously with Vthe bell crank l ment with'a lifting` rod60,' slidably mounted 65 (see Fig. 9;), and whichfhajs a. pin and i'p abearing" formed in a' bracket (il, the latslotfengagemen't Zwith the rod89. the i* tei-being secured to thejbase l1. The liftingseaming station,the` can' body willvloe" aised 70 rod lll), after-the'carrier is broughttov rest, and 4 pressed against 'an upper, rotatable operated by meansof ahell cranlelQ, pir!" chuck 90, mounted on 'the' lower end 'of an'otallyv mounted on the bracketi'l'h as at (33, 'adjustable jspindlej9l,nw hichif inV turn fis and oscillated by means of a link Gland bell"inountedj in an ov'ei'hfanging bracket 92, crank (35, thehtterfhaajii'ig one end thereof formedinteg1al-nith `the standard10.-'Thef75 engaging ina cam-#groove (f formed inthe"Seamfforlningfflanges of thelbody'and tang barrel ram (5,7, secured toavertical shaft 68 -lend will be brought in liewith the seaming "rollers93, liiolrntd oiithe samin'gfroller slides 87, saidseaming rollers beingoperatedf'- cured to thc-enfd of'a horizontalshaftf;y 'one after theother in the usual mannerto 33 having'- secured theretoat its t'oppositeend ,-af complete thedouble seam, the slidesS'being Town gear 74, drivenby means ofawor'm' v'each'reoiprfocated byt means of apiyotedflee' 75.yunountcd. on'7the lmrizontall shaft 20."v ver-194, pvotally' connectedto the Slide' 'hen the liftingv rody 6Qfis1raised, it will. having `aroller atits lower endengagfi'rig"ai1v more the stem :59 ,and-f:pinionwcarried camV Soon the shaft 73,the slides being each rg5, thereby;- sothat the elutch headsandl retracted by means ofa suitablelsprinfg 96:"l

After vthe double' seaming operation, t chuckA 28 and the)upward@movement .willi-carrier is moved-'forward Vanother"step, dA ialso rai-se the chuck-p28 Lout of its recess in: during thismox'fementftliejgipg 38. WhCh'lS the chuck housing lQSQf'and therebypress the i pinned to *the Vstem of the egetorplate,` Willj 9b to thecan body engaging at itsjupperlend L7),'therebyllifting'the )ejectorplatei and; an annular., rotatable plate 17,6, mounted on,l 4`thenowjs-prayedandseaihedeanfanddrig"' the under side ofthev'afnnula-rbracket 5@ by., the- `nert fin-farciA no'velielit-othe crrierj' meansofa vsuitableballbearing. als",elearlyfthe"can will'sbe'erected-fiorngthe,,CM'II by 95 shown in Fig.` 4. The bracket 50isprovided,- means of theejecting finger 'nto guide- *with a hole 77,throughwhieh the spray nozwayor traok 99 that directs the Can-bodie's-toZie 5S projects, sogthat the lacquer; can be a baking for .n-yingoentnotshown).v Asia projected int'o the interior oifithe can," and in i thecarile-r `1s agfz'uni moved forward, the ring order to properlysprayithe;anteriors.ofthe 36 lwill slide under andbe depressed by an-100 cans, the .now/.le -isprovided with",allan-quer; i 'other stationary@anylQtVtseefFig; f1)` to supply pipe. 7 S, conneeted witl'tau supplyYthereby return thel :eJe'ctmg plate': 3 6 to noryof'laequeramlcon'ipressed airvtotheozzle l feeding mechanism.

tank (not shoivnland' acompressed air sul' mal position," whereupon thecarrier Will'be ply pipe 79, conlr-,ectrdy to any suitablesouree rotated,to receive another, can end whennthg. of 'compressed aut `(not fsho\vn), the supply- Chuck,28`1s stopped oppositeth can end 105 being'regulated andjcontrolled lyyjrneraiis of; Fromtheforegoinll d h a pairof valves :SQsimultanemisly operated-seen that during each periodofj'rest' ofthe byv means olfa link 8,1,bell crank '82, havi1`ig--`'.arrier.l ifi-ve operationsare .occurring isimul'i" a springrcontrolled arm 83eonnecting link. f, taneously; atdifferent-l'iointsspaeed around-11o Mund bell erankhleuer85,lthelatterbeing: the'periphemY of the carrier, namely,l the operated by Aineans ofa aise'dpam 8G, feeding' oa can end toene (-:hi'ielnlthe feed or'med onone ofthe seaininar yroller slides. ingf otl a body tothe carrier aboveifrpre-fv S, said slide lieing"operatedfbygneansliere,, aiiofusly fedcan end, the simultaneouslyas-' inafter described. ,Fpr regulating thejet vor sembling'for pressing togethorf-)t'a caubodv= 115 spray from thenoizle thelatter-.is` pro- ,fand end and spin riner ofl the interior ofthe vided vith, a'1 adjustable, `,conicalwalve 8&8,` can at theestationfollow-inf: tl'iebodyifeed- I whiehj cooperates ywith a co1x;espondingflyiE iii ,st a}ti on,- und1 they double seal ling opershapedvalfy'e seatQg"l 1 fgatiomatanothir station irlt lll also'be Afiter thecan bodies and eridshavefbeeii notedV tbatfilll'the operationsareautomatii12o assembled or pressed turether and spray= l, ,tl1rlnigfliout. that, the A.chucksBourre 'ota'tedi' v as =ju`st described,the fcarrier'or turret Ais .onl \`",a,t tLwfspi-ayirifgj.andsramingstationair1 i given'tiromoreforward molementg where, and also` that thespraying; ot'rtho interior` upon the ,asseilnbled I'can 'body andfen']are of `the' eangis dono before; ltlre bod yand end hroughtato" theseaming'statipn.",KSQ ranged ,i-togetlie Y'hei "the llzrediier 5).y Atthis statioln'th l. buck QSwill'ahaiin olfotliei; i l l i he raised androtatodili'the saniefmann'er as;v flow, yb'etween the .seam-'toiux'ring'fianioesfv t-o at the"'spa ving' and "assembliria'1 t'on Toi-inthepacking-or seal-ins; niate'riialfintthe* tl11"ugh the instrumentalityof'tliejlt ng do1 1bloscam), f 'f -l rod $9,1ounted similarly tothe,liftingrodE Inordelnto prerenttbecans kfrom beingr nl: e

i willbe and modified without departing from the spirit of theinvention, and all such changes and lmodifications are contemplated ascome within the scope of the claims appended hereto. I claim 1. Acombined, protective coating applying and seeming machine comprising. 1ncombination: means for applying a coating ofprotective material to theinterior of an assembled flanged can body and can end;

.mechanism for seaming the body and end together: and coperating meansfor conveying the assembled can body and end from said applying means tothe seaming mechanism, substantially as specified.

2. -A machine of the character described comprising, in combination:means for assembling a can body and can end in juxtaposition forseaming; a device for applying a coating of lacquer or equivalentmaterial to the interior of an assembled body and end; seaming mechanismfor uniting the body and end; and coperating means for conveying theassembled can'b-'idy and end from the said coating device to the seamingmechanism, substantially as specified.

3. A combined, protective coating applying and sealning machinecomprising, 1n combination: means for applying a coating of lacquer tothe interior walls ofan assembled` flanged can body and can end; doubleseaming mechanism foruniting the body and end; and coperating means forconveying'the assembled can body and end successively to the saidcoating means and to the seaming mechanism, substantially as specified.

4. A machine of the character described comprising. in minbination:means for assembling a flanged can body and can end in juxtaposition fordouble scaming; a lacquer spraying device for applying a coatingoflacquer.to,the interior of the assemble body and eml: and double seamingmechanism operating subsequently to said spraying device for uniting thebody and end, substantially as specified.

5. A machine of the character described including. in combination: amovable carrier having a can holder thereon; means. located in operativeposition relatively to said carrier. for applying a coating ofprotective. material to the walls of the can; and scanning mechanismoperating subsequently to said applying means,y arranged in operativeposition relatively to the carrier, for

unitinga can body and can end while on to said applying means, arrangedin operative position relatively to the carrier, for uniting a can bodyand can end while on said carrier, said seaming mechanism beingseparated from the coating means and operating on the same can body andend at a different time than the coating means, substantially asspecified.

7. A machine ofthe character described including. in combination: amovable carrier having a can holder thereon; means, located in operativeposition relatively to said carrier, for applying a coating ofprotective material to the walls of the can; seaming mechanism operatingsubsequently t said applying means, arranged in operative positionrelatively to the carrier` for uniting a can body and can end while onsaid carrier; and means for automatically feeding bodies and ends to thecarrier, sub

stantially as specified.

8. A machine of the character described including. in combination: amovable carrier having a holder thereon adapted to support and hold acan body and can end 1n juxtaposition for seaming; means for feedmg canbodies and ends to the carrier: a device for applying a coating ofprotective material to theinterior walls of an assembled can body andcan end oil the carrier; and seaming mechanism. operating subsequent tothe coating device, for uniting the can body and end while on thecarrier, substantially as specified.

9. A machine of the character described including. in combination: amovable car rierhaving a holder thereon adapted to sup- `port and retaina can body and can end 1n assembled position: a can end feeder forfeeding ends to said holder: a can body feeder. the latter heilig spacedfrom the can end feeder: a device for applying a coating of protectivematerial to the interior walls of an assembled can body and end: andseaming mechanism operating subsequently to said applying device foruniting the body and end, substantially as specified. i

10. A machine of the character described including. in combination. amovable carrier having a holder thereon adapted to su port and retain acan body and can end m assembled position: a can end feeder for feedingends to said holder; a can body feeder. the latter bein spaced from thecan end feeder; a device or applying a coating of protective material tothe interior walls .on saidcarrier; and seaming mechanism operatingsubsequently to said applying means for uniting the body and endiv-hileon said carrier substantially as specified,

12. A machine of the character described including, in combination: arotary carrier having a holder thereon adapted to support and retain anassembled can bodypand can end; means for., spraying the interior walls.of an assembledfcanbody and end While on said carrier; and seamingmechanism operating subsequently to said spraying means" foi" unitingthe body and end, substantially as specified. n

13. A machine kof the character described including, in combination arotary carrier having a holder thereon; ymeans forapplyinga coating ofprotective material' ftofthe interior of, an assembled can `bddy and endAon said carrier; seamingmeehaiiism operating subsequently to saidapplying meansfr uniting the body and end Whileon saidcarrier; and meansfor'feeding bodies and ends to the rotary carrier7 substantially asspecilied. y

14. A machine of the character described including, in combination: arotary carrier having a holder thereon; means for applying a. coating ofprotective materialV to the s l interior of an assembled can body andend on said carrier; seaining mechanism operating siibsequntly'to saidapplying means for uniting the body and'fend while on saidcarier.;2r-can end feeder; and a body feeder, the latter being located at adifferent point in the path of rotation of the carrier than the can endfeeder, `substantially as specified. y

15. A machine of the character described including, in combination:arotary carrier having devices thereon for holding and retaining anassembled can body and can end; means for feeding a'can end to thecarrier at one point in itsV rotation; a body feeder for feeding bodiesto the carrier vat another point in its rotation; a spraying devicelocated adjacent tlie carrier and adapted to apply lacquer to the.interior of an assembledcaii body and end; and seami'ng mechanisnioperating subsequently to said spraying device for uniting the body andcnd, substantially as specified;

16. A machine of the character described including, in combination: arotary lcarrier having' means thereon 4for holding assembled can bodyand endd; meansgfor feeding a can end and can body to saidl'carrier; astationary spraying device located above said carrier and adapted toapply`lacquer to the Iinterior of an assembled can body and end on thecarrier; and relatively stationary seaming mechanism loperatingsubsequently to said spraying device substantially L as`=" specified. l

i 17. --A macliineof the character described including, in combination:a movablecar; rier having means thereon for holdinga can body and canend in assembledl po'sition;`

means, stationary relatively to said carrier, for applying a coating ofprotective material to the interior of an asseuibledfcan' body and end;and seaming mechanism operating subsequently to said'applying means,sta-"'J tionary relatively to said carrier, for unitthe body and end,substantially as'rspecie y 18. A machine of the character describedincluding, in combination: a. carrier rota'table about ai vertical axisand having a p lurality of can holders thereon; a stationary sprayingdevice for applying lacquer to the interior of assembled can bodies and"ends on the carrier; and seaming mechanism 'op-" erating subsequentlyto 'said spraying device1` stationary relatively tothe carrier, foruniting the bodies and ends, ksubstantially specified.v f

including, in combination: a` carrier rotatable about a vertical axisand having a plu- 19.. A machine ci' the" characterfdesc'ei' theinteriors of assembled can bodies and ends on said carrier; and seainingmechanism operating subsequently to 'said applying means. for unitingthe 'bodies andends, subantially asspeciied, f

20. A machine of thc character 'describiligi including, in combination:a carrier rotatable about a vertical axis and having a plurality of canholders thereon; means for applying ya coating of protective materialtov the interiors of assembled can bodies and` ends on said carrier; andseainiiig'mechanism operating subsequently to said applying means foruniting the bodies and ends,

the seaining mechanism being located adja'- cent the carrier at adifferent point than the spraying device, substantially as specified.`

2l. A machine of the character described v comprising,'in combination: acarrier rota'- table about a vertical axis and having a plu'- rality ofcan holders thereon; means for ner walls of assembled can bodies andends on said carrier; and double seaming mechanism operating subsequentlto said applying device for unitin the ies and ends, substantially asspeci ed.

22. A machine of the character described including, in combination: acarrier rotatableabout vertical axis and having a plurality of canholders thereon; a stationary spraying device for applyin lacquer to theinterior of assembled can ies and ends on the carrier; seaming mechanismoperating subsequently to said spraying device, stationary relatively tothe carrier, for uniting the bodies and ends; and means for rotating thecans and spraying device relatively to each other during the pauses inthe rotation of the carrier, substantially as specified.

23. A machine of the character described including, in combination: arotatable carrier having a plurality of axially rotatable chucksthereon; a spraying device, adapted to spray assembled can bodies andends while on said carrier; seaniing mechanism operating subsequently tosaid spraying device and mechanism for rotating said chucks during thespraying and seaming operations; substantially as specified.

24. A machine of the character described comprising, in,combination: arotatable carrier having a plurality of axially rotatable chucksthereon; means for feeding can bodies and ends to the chucks on saidcarrier; means for iressing the can bodies and ends together a `ter thesaine have. been fed to the chucks; a spraying device for applyinglacquer to the interior walls of assembled can bodies and ends on thecarrier; seaming rolls operating subsequently to said spraying device;and mechanism for rotat- I ing said chucks during the seauiingoperation, substantially as specified.

25. A machine of the character described including, in combination: arotatable cai'- rier having a plurality of axially rotatable chucksthereon; means' for feeding can bodies and ends to said chucks; meansfor pressin the can bodies and ends together after tie same have beenAplaced on the chucks; a spraying device located above said carrier, thespraying device. operating while the bodies and ends are being pressed.together; and seaming mechanism operating subsequently to said sprayingdevice for uniting the bodies and ends, substantially as specified.

26. A machine of the character described including, iii combination: anintermittently rotatable carrier having a plurality of axially andindependently rotatable chucks thereon, means for feeding can bodies andends to the chucks while the carrier is stationary; spraying devices;seeming mecha- -nism operating subsequently to said spraying devices;and means for rotating said chucks at the spraying and scainingstations, substantially as specified.

27. A machine of the character described including, in combination: acari-ier rotatable about a vertical axis and having a plurality ofchucks thereon: and a can end feeder, a can body feeder. a sprayingdevice, and scanning mechanism operating subsequently to `said sprayingdevice. said can end feeder, body feeder. s iraying device and seaniingmechanism al being operated simultaneously, substantially as specified.l

28. A machine of the character described including, in combinationz'acarrier intermittently rotatable about a vertical axis and having aplurality of independently, axially rotatable chucks thereon, saidcarrier having also a plurality of constantly rotatable pinions carriedthereby, the number of said pinions corresponding to the number ofchucks and being in aliiieinent therewith: coperating clutch heads-formed rigid with each chuck and pinion; a device for a iplying lacquerto the interiors of asseinbied can bodies and ends while on the chucksof said carrier; and mechanism for moving said clutch heads togethereach time a chuck is brought beneath. the spraying device, substantiallyas s' cified. l

29. A machine of the character described including, in combination: acarrier intermittently rotatable about a vertical axisand having aplurality of rotatable chucks and rotating pinions thereon, there beingone pinion for each chuck zf a spraying device located above saidcarrier beneath which the chucks are adapted to be brought successivelyand held stationary; seaming mechanism adapted to imite the spyed canbodies and ends while on said chucks when brought into operativeposition with the seeming mechanism; and means for rotating sai chucksfrom said rotating piiiions when the chucks are in operative positionrelatively to the spraying device and seaiiiing mechanism, substantiallyas specified.

30. A machine of the character described including, in combination: anintermittently rotatable carrier having a plurality of indepeiidently,axially rotatable chucks thereon;

means for feeding can ends and can bodies to said carrier at differentplaces and while the carrier is at rest; a lacquer spraying nozzledisposed above Suid carrier and in aline# ment with which the chucks areadapted to bc brought successively; seaniin mechanism: and means forrotating the c licks successively asthey are brought into operativeposition relatively to the spraying device and scaming mechanism,substantially as speci- 3'1. A machine of the character describedincluding, in combination: a movable carrier having a holder thereonadapted to support mechanism copera-ting with the said carand hold a canrbody and can end in juxtarer for uniting the can body and end whileosition for seuming; means for feeding can on the carrier; substantially:1s specified.

` odies sind ends to the carrier; a device for FELIX EBERHART. i 5.applying a coating of protective material to Witnesses:

the interior walls of an assembled can body W. D. FOSTER, and can endYon the carrier; and seamlng C. W. GRAHAM.

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